The Soccer Stadium
足球场
Kathy and Evan take a look at Amsterdam's soccer stadium.
凯西和艾凡参观一下阿姆斯特丹的足球场。
K:Man, this place is big!
凯西：天啊，这地方真大!
E:It has to be. Soccer is the number one sport throughout Europe. In the States we have the Big Three: baseball, football, and basketball, but there's only the Big One here in Europe: soccer.
艾凡：它一定得这么大。足球是欧洲最受欢迎的一项运动。在美国，我们有三大运动项目：棒球、美式足球和篮球，但是在欧洲只有一大运动项目：足球。
K:Can you play soccer, Evan?
凯西：艾凡，你会踢足球吗?
E:I never have. I think my high school had a team, but I went out for baseball. Did you join any sports teams in school, Kathy?
艾凡：我从来没踢过。我想我念的高中有一支足球校队，但是我加入了棒球队。凯西，你有没有参加学校的任何运动队伍呢?
K:In high school I went out for track. The 400- and 800-meter runs.
凯西：高中时我加入了田径队──四百公尺和八百公尺赛跑。
E:Wow! Those are tough races.
艾凡：哇!那些都是蛮艰辛的速度竞赛。
K:Yeah. That's probably why I didn't do very well at them.
凯西：没错。那可能是我没办法在这两项运动中表现优异的原因。
E:It's more important to enjoy the game and get stronger from sports than to perform well in them.
艾凡：享受运动的乐趣和藉此强身比在运动项目上表现优异更为重要。
K:Were you a good baseball player?
凯西：你棒球打得很好吗?
E:I was so-so. Anyway, let's exercise a little. Last one to the goal post there is a rotten egg!
艾凡：我打得普普通通。不管怎样，咱们来运动一下吧。最后一个跑到终点的人是王八蛋!
单词短语精讲：
1. soccer 足球
2. stadium (通常指露天)运动场
3. go out for+运动名词/运动社团参加……运动(社团)
= my out for+运动名词/运动社团
例:In junior hi沙school I joined the school band and in senior high school I went out for track.
(我初中时参加学校乐队而高中则加人径赛队。)
4. track 径赛
track event
径赛项目(以时间快慢取决的速度竞赛运动，如:长短距离赛跑等)
field event
田赛项目(取决于距离远近的运动，如:跳高、跳远、掷错球等)
5. do well+at运动项目/+on考试利目/+in方面
在···…运动中/考试科目/方面中表现优异
例:My friend Otto does so well at football that he made the school team
(我朋友奥托美式足球踢得很好，所以他人选校队。)
6. Are you kidding?你在开玩笑吗?
7. so-so 马马虎虎的，差强人意的
8. goal post 球门柱(= goalpost )
